Sunday, July 24, 2011

Thankful for Entrails

Thank you for letting us see your entrails--your guts--not just the courage and strength, but the fear and weakness...the innermost parts of yourself...the goodness and the garbage. Just sayin'...

Love,

Anne

Psalm 77 (NASB)

Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds.

For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

1 My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;
My voice rises to God, and He will hear me. 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness;
My soul refused to be comforted. 3When I remember God, then I am disturbed; When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint. Selah.

4 You have held my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 5 I have considered the days of old,
The years of long ago. 6 I will remember my song in the night;
I will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit ponders:

7 Will the Lord reject forever?
And will He never be favorable again? 8 Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?
Has His promise come to an end forever? 9 Has God forgotten to be gracious,
Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.

10 Then I said, “It is my grief,
That the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I shall remember the deeds of the LORD;
Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. 12 I will meditate on all Your work
And muse on Your deeds. 13 Your way, O God, is holy;
What god is great like our God? 14 You are the God who works wonders;
You have made known Your strength among the peoples. 15 You have by Your power redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

16 The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The deeps also trembled. 17 The clouds poured out water;
The skies gave forth a sound;
Your arrows flashed here and there. 18 The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The lightnings lit up the world;
The earth trembled and shook. 19 Your way was in the sea
And Your paths in the mighty waters,
And Your footprints may not be known. 20 You led Your people like a flock
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.

About Me

I love God, and I am a follower of Jesus. I am the mother of a beautiful daughter who is practically perfect in every way. My heart is to reach women and children for Christ through ministries of care, compassion, and service. I am a writer, educator, singer, and food fanatic. I love to travel and try new things! Art? Books? Film? YOU BETCHYA! I love it all…as long as it's clean stuff! ;)

Esther 4:14

Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Each day we have opportunities to help others, to speak love and hope into lives, and to share the Good News of salvation through Jesus with anyone who will listen. The "such a time as this" moment in Esther's life is a dramatic example of how God places us in lives and circumstances for His purposes. It is my belief that those moments are on-going throughout our lives. Some are big and some are small, but they all matter. YOU matter. Don't miss "this" time in your life.